Today was a most productive Saturday. We managed to outsmart the mink these past few weeks and the last of the meat chickens are now in the freezer. More babies are hatching and I dried the first two loads of laundry on the new clothes line Paul built for me.

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Paul calls this a solar-powered clothes dryer. What I don’t understand is why every time I put laundry on the line, the sun goes away; that’s just wrong. Yet, there’s something very satisfying about seeing laundry hanging out on a line.

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For a little whimsy, I purchased these old glass insulators to top the clothesline poles. Today, I tried them on for size, but Paul’s going to work out a permanent installation.

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A bag I made from a kitchen towel and a couple of wire hangers holds clothespins and slides along the line.

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On the chicken front, Salty is exceeding all expectations in producing cute babies.

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She’s hatched four adorable miniature chicks and at last check has two more working their way out of their shells.

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Salty’s a very unsocial hen and will scurry off when I get too close. In this case, she’s quite serious about her brood and is sticking to her nest despite my rampant curiosity. Although, she did peck my for my efforts.